Today I am going to discuss some of our upcoming installations and plans for the homestead. Mostly at this point we have planted a huge diversity of plants, species, cultivars, etc. We are still doing that in a way with these plans but we are now moving to a planned production of volume, utilizing mostly edges.

Our plan includes the use of several hundred feet of fencing to act as muscadine, table and wine grapes. On that same fence row we are planting bush cherries about 5 feet away from the fence, mostly Nanking Bush Cherry. Along the fence we are also planting triple crown blackberry.

Then in the next two weeks we are also planting over 30 varieties of cider apples into a fenced area where we just installed zoned irrigation.

Today I will discuss how these design choices fit into our long term plans for food and beverage production, along with how some it may be monetized in time.

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Well the time is approaching rapidly that we will be in the full swing of fall harvesting and even planting the fall gardens. With temps are or near 100 in many parts of the nation today it may seem a long way off, yet it isn’t, cooler weather and the bounty of the garden and the field are just around the corner.

As we turn our focus to harvest both of garden and game it is a good time to discuss what to do with it all. You can only eat so much fresh, your neighbors will only smile about so many free zucchinis. You worked hard for it, when it comes to game it is also hard work, time and money, today we talk about making it last.

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I am broadcasting from home today (very early by the way) because I have to go out on a location to do some film work and won’t have the option to upload the show from my office. I didn’t want to leave you with out a Friday show so I knocked one out at the house before I left.

Today’s show is all about ways you can start to become more independent. My challenge to you is to pick one or a few of them to do right away.

Tune in today as I discuss…

Buying an ounce of silver a month

Build a compost bin or a worm farm

Plant a few permanent producers

Put together a 7 gallon tub of storable foods

Find out what committees your congressmen is on and call them about something not in the news

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Today’s initial show notes will be very brief and I will back fill them with resources and bullet points mentioned in the show this evening. Due to the reminants of yesterday’s ice storm my morning drive took almost three hours. So I will just put up the audio and back fill later on.

Tune in today to learn the basics and some of my personal tricks for makeing beer and meads at home.